I
Past not lost,
except learn from its lessons,
in a grit.
II
Past not cost,
excerpt earn from its lesions,
in a frit.
III
Present is lone,
stride onward,
not in haste.
IV
Present is tone,
glide upward,
not in waste.
V
Future is right,
live the present,
cast off butts.
VI
Future is bright,
give the present,
full of guts.
Ben Ezeohagwu won the Onigraffiks Prize for literature (2017). He is Professor of Graphonomy and Chancellor, African American University, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin and can be reached at Email: benezeohagwu@yahoo.com, www.africanamericanuniversity.
